Weather Alerts For Wind Cave Natl Park, SD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Rapid City SD 707 PM MDT Sun Mar 29 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND MUCH OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... .A strong cold front will move through the area later Monday afternoon and Monday evening. Ahead of the cold front, west winds will reach 20 to 30 mph with gusts around 45 mph, as minimum relative humidities drop as low as 12%. Gusty northwest winds will occur behind the cold front. The combination will lead to critical fire weather conditions Monday afternoon and early evening, especially considering antecedent very dry and warm weather as well as the drought. Northern Black Hills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills- Fall River County Area-Northern Foot Hills-Eastern Foot Hills- Custer County Plains-Pine Ridge Area-West Central Plains- Badlands Area-Bennett County Area-Mellette and Todd Counties- Northern Campbell-Crook County Plains-Weston County Plains- Wyoming Black Hills- 707 PM MDT Sun Mar 29 2026 /807 PM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 314, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 329, 332, 333, AND 334... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314 Northern Campbell, 316 Crook County Plains, 317 Weston County Plains, 318 Wyoming Black Hills, 319 Northern Black Hills, 320 Central Black Hills, 321 Southern Black Hills, 322 Fall River County Area, 323 Northern Foot Hills, 324 Eastern Foot Hills, 325 Custer County Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area, 329 West Central Plains, 332 Badlands Area, 333 Bennett County Area and 334 Mellette and Todd Counties. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity would produce critical fire weather conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. &&